What You Should Know:
– Sutter Health announced the launch of its innovation center – a new, dedicated space aimed at fostering creative solutions to some of today’s biggest healthcare challenges.
– Located in the Bay Area, the innovation center will serve as a dynamic hub for creative solutions that will shape the future of healthcare.
Sutter Health Innovation Center Overview
The dynamic hub will also be a space where Sutter Health leaders, physicians, teammates, students and technology partners collaborate, incubate cutting-edge products and services, and touch the future of healthcare. The launch of innovaction center will provide a central place that represents a systemwide philosophy of innovation to energize and enhance the capabilities of all teams, especially those of Sutter’s storied medical groups across the system’s footprint.
The center will invest and partner with venture firms and early-stage digital health startups from initial idea development to scale – prototyping, testing and deploying new products in a real-world healthcare environment that is a microcosm of the nation. Sutter is dedicated to the success of the center and increasing its investment in digital innovation. Sutter is currently seeking to finalize a location in San Francisco for the innovation hub, with plans to be up and running by early 2024.
“With the launch of this center, Sutter is doing even more and moving faster to change the dynamics of healthcare,” said Warner Thomas, president and CEO of Sutter Health. “Innovation thrives when we collaborate. Together with innovation industry leaders, we are charting a new course to revolutionize the way care is delivered. Whether it’s in how we manage chronic diseases or provide care at home, our commitment to pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in healthcare has never been stronger. We want the work done here to have a ripple effect, transforming the entire healthcare ecosystem by benefiting both clinicians and patients. We invite visionaries who share our passion for innovation and improving the lives of patients to join us on this journey.”
